'Emotionally Disturbed Person' Jumps Into 9/11 Memorial Pool

A 33-year-old "emotionally disturbed" man jumped into the 9/11 memorial reflection pool in New York City on Monday.

Many outlets have reported the news, stating the incident occurred around 1:30 p.m. EST on Monday.

According to many outlets, a 33-year-old man jumped into the 9/11 memorial reflecting pool in New York City on Monday.

Police responded to the north pool at the 9/11 Memorial and discovered that the man had jumped in, NBC News reported. The man has not been identified.

Authorities said that the emergency medical services team helped the man into an ambulance to get treatment for his left leg and back. He was taken to Bellevue Hospital for the non-life-threatening injuries. He was arrested and charges are pending, but a criminal charge could include trespassing, officials said.

The man was described as an "apparently emotionally disturbed person," a Port Authority spokesperson said, and will receive a mental evaluation. 

Social media users began sharing videos of the man laying down in the water.

"We saw the firefighters and emergency personnel come down the escalator as we were into the memorial," tourist Lisa Bellow told CBS News. "They said everything's fine, but they were coming in and going to a, like, back room, and we figured that down there was where they could access."

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Another tourist, Weldon Stites told the outlet, "I just pray that they’re still okay. Me, I'm curious to know why, but not everything is going to be answered.”

Although outlets have not confirmed, some social media users are claiming the man tried to take his own life. He will receive a mental evaluation. 

Another X user shared a video, writing (in translation), "A 33-year-old Manhattan man faces criminal charges after he jumped into the north pool of the September 11 Memorial Museum Monday afternoon."

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In the video, viewers can see the man walking in the pool after he jumped in.

He added, "The New York police responded to the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan around 1:30 p.m.".

It was later reported that security guards were spotted putting up chains as a barricade around the pool to discourage anyone else from jumping in.

The 9/11 Memorial is a place of remembrance and contemplation within the bustle of lower Manhattan. The Memorial opened on September 11, 2011 -- 10 years after the 9/11 attacks.

Per the official website, "In April 2003, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation—established to oversee the revitalization of the downtown area after 9/11—launched an international competition to choose a design for a permanent memorial at the World Trade Center site."

"The competition was open to adults 18 years or older, without regard for nationality or professional accreditation, and yielded 5,201 submissions from 63 countries. Entries were judged by a 13-person jury that looked for designs that honored the victims, spoke to the needs of families who had lost loved ones, and provided a space for healing and reflection," the website continued.

Architect Michael Arad and landscape architect Peter Walker's "Reflecting Absence" was chosen as the winning entry.